McCain: We can never allow a second Holocaust
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain told an Israeli Channel Two TV interviewer Monday, July 21, that he is in favor of communications with Iran at different levels, but would object to face-to-face talks with [president Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad who has publicly dedicated himself to destroying Israel.
Asked about the possibility of Israel taking unilateral military action to eliminate Iran’s ability to achieve a nuclear weapons, Senator McCain said: I would hope Israelis would not feel bound to do this. I have some optimism we can succeed with sanctions.”
He went on to say “We can never allow a second Holocaust.”
The candidate added: “I think we still have a lot of options to explore before a military option and we have not exercised them all.”